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Thursday, September 22, 2016

Words that trigger stories - Part 3

When words are shared on our Readers' Club WhatsApp group, everyone tries to make a sentence. I always appreciate the efforts of story telling rather than the proper usage or grammar. I believe story telling is the most important skill in any aspect of life.

So here are 3 stories which I crafted for 3 words of the day, which were shared on different days in this group.

Longanimity

noun [long-guh-nim-i-tee, lawng-]

patient endurance of hardship, injuries, or offense; forbearance

Tale: It's my Choice

A long, hard and cold iron rod was shoved up his arse by one of the
captors. Three other men held him tight in his position. He knew that
today he will die. He was shouting and crying in pain, but in his mind
he was at peace. As tears of agony flowed from
his eyes, his heart was smiling. He knew that today he will die and get
free from this relentless torture being inflicted on him for months or
may be years. He didn't remember when was the last time he saw sunlight.
His eyesight was lost when they put acid in it. He doesn't know why was
he picked up or who was holding him in captivity. He had stopped asking
questions long ago. Actually he stopped talking, the day he was forced
to eat his own poop. He knew that day that his captors are not human
beings. His longanimity had helped him survive for so long, but he
decided today not to suffer anymore. He decided to die today. This was
the only decision that was completely his. He was free to take this
decision. He wanted to exercise his choice. His captors can't control
his destiny. Today was the day he decided to die. As they brought the
rod out, smeared with blood and threw it on the floor, he stood up on
his feet and smiled faintly. Then he spat on the face of one of the
captors and collapsed immediately after. He had stopped breathing.

Chimerical

adjective [ki-mer-kuhl or ki-mer-ik; -meer-, kahy-]

wildly fanciful, highly unrealistic

Tale: Shock and Awe

He
stepped on the stage amidst a huge applause from his acolytes. In next
one hour, he shared his vision for future. A terrifying future which
will be ruled by machines. Sitting in the audience, I increasingly
became cynical about his dystopian and chimerical ideas. I was shocked
to know at the end of the event, that it was his robotic surrogate who
was on stage. He never turned up.

Afflatus

noun [uh-fley-tuh s]

inspiration; an impelling mental force acting from within

Tale: Divine Awakening

She
started the day on the regular note. Doing her daily chores, she was
praying continuously. The chants of mantras could be heard if one was
really close to her. Her faith in God was unshakeable and
unquestionable. After completing her morning activities,
she had a hearty lunch and went off to sleep. She didn't wake up for
two days after that. Widowed long ago, she had no children to take care
of her. She stayed alone in a hut outside the village. No one
noticed her absence. The villagers were blinded by a bright light
emanating from her hut after two days. As they ran towards the
spectacle, they could hear the chants of that old lady, but much louder
than ever before. They could hear it from a distance. As they reached
the hut, the old lady was sitting in a lotus position and floating
mid-air. By some divine afflatus, she was able to explain all her chants
to the villagers in a simple language. She herself didn't know the
meaning of these mantras before she slept two days ago. People are worshiping her as a goddess. She still believes strongly in the supreme
one.